Idleness and Identity: The Plight of B’laans for Development
COLUMBIO, Sultan Kudarat— As the sun peeked from the mountains, casting its first rays on the small village of Maligaya, Julieto Marating, 48 years old and the B’laans’ community tribal chieftain, and his partner Elena knew that the morning was special, quite unlike the other Monday mornings they have seen. The sun’s steady rise revealed continue reading : Idleness and Identity: The Plight of B’laans for Development
DSWD completes first Kalahi-CIDSS AusAid school building in Region-12
KORONADAL CITY—The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region-12 has recently completed the one-unit-two-classroom school building in Kolambog, Isulan Sultan Kudarat, an agency official reported Thursday. DSWD-12 regional director Bai Zorahayda T. Taha said that a school building amounting to P 1,299,823.00 was built through one of the government’s flagship anti-poverty programs, Kapit-Bisig Laban continue reading : DSWD completes first Kalahi-CIDSS AusAid school building in Region-12
Sec. Soliman visits Philippine’s first community purifying station project
Koronadal City, SOUTH COTABATO—Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman paid visit community projects in Southern Philippines recently and lauded the contributions of volunteers and various stakeholders as part of collaborative efforts of the agency to reduce poverty in the countryside. Soliman visited newly completed foreign-funded projects in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, continue reading : Sec. Soliman visits Philippine’s first community purifying station project
DSWD sets for the next assessment
The Department of Social Welfare and Development XII is now preparing for the next cycle of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) assessment this year. “Part of the preparation is the recruitment of National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) staff which is expected this month of July”, said DSWD Regional Director Bai Zorahayda continue reading : DSWD sets for the next assessment
Local social welfare offices and PNP update CICL data
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development field office 12 recently spearheaded the CICL profiling and data matching Thursday, here in a bid to review and sanitize data of Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) both of PNP and local social welfare offices regionwide. Representatives of local PNP and social continue reading : Local social welfare offices and PNP update CICL data
DSWD commends SoCot for organizing the network handling CICL
CITY OF KORONADAL – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office XII lauded the provincial government of South Cotabato for being the first province in the country to organize the Juvenile Justice Welfare Network (JJWN), a special body under the Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC) that monitors the CICL database continue reading : DSWD commends SoCot for organizing the network handling CICL
Neglected, abandoned children receive multi-cab vehicle from PhilHealth Fun Run 2013
TANTANGAN, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office XII recently received a total of P850, 000 worth of goods and gifts from PhilHealth after a successful conduct of its nationwide Fun Run participated by almost 6, 000 runners regionwide. Zorahayda Taha, DSWD 12 regional director expressed deep appreciation for the continue reading : Neglected, abandoned children receive multi-cab vehicle from PhilHealth Fun Run 2013